Just 72 hours before No Way Out,
the Valentine's Day episode of SmackDown! emanated from Little
Rock, Ark.!

World Wrestling Federation
co-owner Mr. McMahon and his daughter, Stephanie
McMahon-Helmsley, headed to the ring as the show kicked off. The
father and daughter were clearly not in a good mood after Triple
H destroyed the wedding on Monday's episode of RAW. Vince said he
wasn't going to abandon his daughter during this stressful time,
because you could always count on Vince when the chips were down.
He said he was always there for family and friends in their time
of need, and tonight he would stand by Stephanie. He conceded,
saying Stephanie had lied about being pregnant, but said she
hadn't done anything that everyone doesn't do every single day.
Vince said that everyone in the arena was a liar. He said no one
should indict Stephanie for telling one little white lie.

The crowd chanted that Mr. McMahon
was being an a**hole, but Vince said the real a**hole was Triple
H, who humiliated Stephanie and struck the both of them on RAW.
He said striking Stephanie was a sin for which there was no
penance, and that Triple H would eternally pay. He said The Game
would pay at No Way Out, losing his opportunity to go to
WrestleMania to face the World Wrestling Federation Champion.

Vince said there would be no way
out for Triple H.

Stephanie then grabbed the
microphone, and said a perfect plan had once again been destroyed
by her mother. She said she would deal with her mother later, but
for tonight, she would focus on her soon-to-be ex-husband, Triple
H. She said Hunter had left her with no way out -- she did lie,
but he had made her do it. She said after everything she'd done
for him, he hadn't showed her enough respect. She said she hadn't
let Hunter in the house over the past couple of days, and she had
ripped up all his wrestling pictures, destroyed all his wrestling
videotapes, and burned all his family scrapbooks, just as he
burned her on Monday night. She said Hunter had tried to destroy
her reputation, but she vowed to destroy him and to make his life
a living hell.

Vince took the microphone back
from his daughter, and said Triple H's living hell would begin on
SmackDown! Vince said there would be a tag-team match, pitting
Kurt Angle and the Undertaker against Triple H and Maven!

Stephanie took back the
microphone, and said there was one more thing. She said before
the night was over, she would give Triple H a special sweet
Stephanie Valentine's Day surprise.

Backstage, Test ran into Booker T,
and Test said he was nervous about Booker's big match with Spike.
Booker said he was nervous too, and then the two men busted up
laughing!

Test said that Booker's match was
in the bag, and said they had to look at the big picture --
namely, that the two had a Tag Team Championship match against
Tazz & Spike Dudley at No Way Out! Test said he couldn't wait
to win the titles for a third time!

The Godfather talked about
Valentine's Day, saying that the Godfather's Escort Service Inc.
could make sure you have a very Happy Valentine's Day! His
special for this year -- buy one, get one free!

The first match on SmackDown!
pitted Spike Dudley against Booker T, who was accompanied to
ringside by Test. Test poked fun at Spike before the match,
obviously taking the runt of the Dudley litter a bit too lightly.
Booker actually sent Test back to the locker room prior to the
bout, saying he didn't need help at ringside for this one. Booker
used his size advantage to dominate Spike in the early-going, and
even showed off his famed spineroonie! A couple of times, Booker
had Spike down for the count, but picked Spike up off the canvas
before the pinfall. Booker soon went up top for a superplex, but
when they landed, Spike held onto Booker's leg and pinned him for
the upset! Booker was irate after the bout!

Undisputed Champion Chris Jericho
was walking backstage when he ran into Ric Flair. Flair said he
needed to see Y2J in his office later, and Jericho said he was
the champion -- why couldn't they ever talk in Y2J's office?

Flair said he was the co-owner of
the World Wrestling Federation, and ordered Y2J to come to his
office immediately.

Moments later, Y2J entered Flair's
office, and Flair told him to shut up. Flair reminded him of what
he did to Stone Cold on Monday night -- attacking the Rattlesnake
and mocking him by drinking a couple of beers and pouring them on
Austin. Y2J laughed at seeing the footage, and Flair said he
would give Jericho the chance to leave the building immediately,
because he knew that when Stone Cold arrived, he would tear
Jericho apart, and he didn't want to jeopardize the title match
at No Way Out. Jericho said he wouldn't leave, and said the
reason Austin hadn't arrived yet was because Austin was afraid of
him. Jericho said he was a larger-than-life living legend, and he
wasn't afraid of anything. He said he saw the way Flair was
quivering like a little girl on RAW, standing in the same ring as
the Undertaker. He said he knew Flair was jealous, because he
wasn't half the champion Jericho was. Y2J then thought about it,
and realized he had the chance to get the hell out of Little
Rock, so he changed his mind and would leave. Flair said nope --
for he had now changed his mind. He said Y2J would meet Kane in a
non-title match on SmackDown!

Billy approached Chuck in the
locker room and said he had a Valentine's Day gift for him -- and
Chuck had one for Billy!

The two men had gotten each other
chocolates, saying they truly cared about each other as tag-team
partners. Faarooq and Bradshaw watched Billy & Chuck on a
monitor, and Bradshaw jokingly asked Faarooq what he'd gotten him
for Valentine's Day. Faarooq answered, "Damn!"

Next up, the APA battled Chuck
& Billy. Billy & Chuck came down to their new entrance
music, a boy-band-like tune that has to be heard to be believed!
Chuck soon clobbered Faarooq with one of the boxes of chocolate
-- which was appparently loaded with a weight -- and Billy was
able to pin Faarooq for the win!

Backstage, Stone Cold and Debra
arrived at the arena.

Moments later, Austin headed to
the ring and grabbed a microphone. The Rattlesnake clearly had
something on his mind. He said he'd come out to that ring and
Stunned a lot of people and flipped a lot of people off and drank
a lot of beer and raised a lot of hell. Tonight, he said he would
talk about something he'd never talked about in the ring in his
life, and he asked the people to bear with him, because this
wasn't easy. He said tonight, he wanted to tell the people that
his name is Stone Cold Steve Austin, and he is a drug addict.

He said that wasn't easy to say,
and he repeated what he had just said. He said it happened to be
that his drug of choice was the World Wrestling Federation
Championship. He said he needed that championship, and wanted
that championship, and had to have that championship.

A choked-up Rattlesnake said he
didn't want to live without the Federation Championship. He said
he would do anything to himself or Chris Jericho to regain that
title. He said this Sunday bloody Sunday at No Way Out, Y2J had
no way out. Austin said that when Sunday rolled around and he got
in the ring with Y2J, there would be a referee counting 1-2-3,
making the Rattlesnake the new Federation Champion.

He said when the bell rang, he
would be flying high as the new Undisputed Champion. He said when
the time was right, he would hit Jericho with a Stunner. Austin
described how he would set up the Stunner and how it would feel,
as the crowd continued chanting "What?" He said he
wouldn't hit Jericho with just any Stunner -- because Jericho was
the biggest piece of trash he ever saw, he would hit him with the
Stunner, and for good measure, he would "put some stink on
it!" Austin said he would be champion, and there wasn't a
sumbitch who could do anything about it!

Val Venis brought the sold-out
crowd in Little Rock to its feet, as he was set to face
Intercontinental Champion William Regal in a non-title bout.
Prior to the match, the Big Valbowski said that he would make a
lucky lady's dream come true. He found a beautiful young woman at
ringside, and brought her into the ring. He said normally he
would have the girl remove his towel, but because tonight was
Valentine's Day, he had a Valentine's Day gift for her. He said
he had a heart-on -- say it fast and you'll understand!

Val gave her the heart he had
hidden under his towel. He then said he'd taken something off, he
now wanted her to take something off too! The girl was more than
happy to take off her blouse and give it to Val! Val then gave
the girl a deep kiss for good measure!

Moments later, Regal headed to the
ring, and the IC Champion was clearly in no mood for fun and
games. Referee Chad Patton checked Regal for brass knuckles prior
to the bout, but found nothing. During the bout, it was announced
that Regal will meet Edge in a "Brass Knuckles on a
Pole" match this Sunday at No Way Out. Regal soon shoved the
ref, causing him to go down for a bit. That allowed Regal to nail
Venis with brass knucks, which he actually did have hidden in his
tights. And when the ref came to, Regal pinned Venis for the
victory.

As Regal left the ring, Coach
interviewed him about his match at No Way Out. Instead of
answering the question, Regal simply knocked out Coach. Then,
Edge came from out of nowhere and speared Regal on the ramp!
Regal went berzerk after the attack!

Jericho entered his locker room to
find a couple of beers stacked on a table. He then looked behind
him and saw Stone Cold Steve Austin! Y2J told Austin to take it
easy and relax, and Austin told Jericho to pick up a beer.
Jericho did so, and Austin said Y2J had no problem picking up a
beer on RAW. Austin told Jericho to open the beer, which Y2J did.
Stone Cold said he wanted to toast him.

Austin asked Y2J if he was ready,
and Y2J asked if Austin was ready, and Austin asked if it looked
like he was ready. Austin then toasted Y2J, smacking the beer
right out of Jericho's hand. Austin said that any time he wanted
Jericho, Jericho was his. He said this Sunday, Jericho was his,
and his titles were coming with the Rattlesnake. He told Jericho
to remember that.

Ric Flair was in his office
talking on his cellular phone when the Dudley Boyz approached
him. The Dudleys said they had a bone to pick with Flair -- they
wanted to know why Booker T and Test would get a shot at the Tag
Team Championship at No Way Out instead of them. They said that
Booker and Test had teamed up just once in the past three months,
while they were six-time former Tag Team Champions, and the most
decorated tag team in history. Flair said the reason why Booker
& Test had a shot was because of a personal issue. Suddenly,
Lance Storm and Christian barged in, asking what was going on.
The Dudleys said they were looking for a Tag Team Title shot, and
Christian said, "Snap!" Christian said he should get
the title shot, since he was a seven-time Tag Team Champion.
Flair resolved the issue by saying that there would be a six-team
Tag Team Turmoil match at No Way Out, with the Dudleys, Christian
& Storm, Billy & Chuck, Scotty & Albert, the APA ...
and the Hardy Boyz! He also said the winners of that bout would
get a Tag Team Championship match at WrestleMania X8!

Next up, Goldust battled Tajiri,
who was accompanied to the ring by the lovely Torrie Wilson.
Tajiri locked Goldust in the Tarantula, and moments later,
Goldust locked Tajiri up for the Shattered Dreams. Torrie got up
on the apron to distract the Bizarre One and slapped him. That
allowed Tajiri to kick Goldust in the head, earning a two-count.
Goldust then rallied back and hit a Curtain Call on Tajiri for
the pinfall. After the bout, Torrie checked on Tajiri, and
Goldust grabbed Torrie and backed her into a corner. He was going
to set her up for the Shattered Dreams, until Rob Van Dam
attacked Goldust from behind, and nailed him with the Five-Star
Frog Splash!

As Jericho walked backstage
towards the ring for his match with Kane, he saw Austin staring
him down, and walked by very cautiously.

Moments later, Y2J battled Kane in
a non-title match. Jericho was about to just leave the ring and
go home, but Kane grabbed him and dragged him back! Y2J tried to
leave again soon after, but the Big Red Machine again went after
him and brought him back! Soon, Y2J could take it no more, and he
nailed Kane with one of his title belts, trying to purposely get
disqulified, which worked! But as Y2J left, Stone Cold's music
hit, and the Rattlesnake came out to whip Y2J's ass! The
Rattlesnake laid into the champion, even hitting him with a Stone
Cold Stunner! Austin downed a beer after the attack, even pouring
some of it on Jericho as revenge for Y2J's attack on Monday
night!

Backstage, Mr. McMahon talked on
his cell phone to Hulk Hogan, telling him how much he and
Stephanie were looking forward to their arrival to the World
Wrestling Federation this Sunday at No Way Out! Vince said Hogan
would also appreciate the Valentine's Day surprise that Stephanie
had in store for Triple H later in the night. Vince then got off
the phone with Hulk, as the Undertaker entered their locker room.
Taker asked Vince if he'd enjoyed the quiet around the arena
tonight -- quiet because of the absence of The Rock. Vince
laughed, and said he had enjoyed the quiet, and Taker said that
if Rock showed up at No Way Out, there would be a lot more quiet
in the months to come! As far as the tag match on SmackDown!,
Taker said he would bust Maven up, and that Triple H was in for
it. Kurt Angle then entered the locker room, and said he was
sorry for knocking Stephanie down last week on SmackDown!, saying
that the attack was actually intended for Triple H. Stephanie
said it was OK, and Kurt said she deserved much better. Kurt said
he and Taker would rip Triple H apart, and Stephanie said she
wanted them to rip him apart from limb to limb! Taker said that
Stephanie should name a body part, and he and Kurt would break it
just for her. Stephanie said that seeing that it was Valentine's
Day, she wanted them to rip out The Game's heart!

The "WWF Desire" history
package then aired, interspersed with clips of the nWo!

The main event on SmackDown!

pitted the Undertaker and Kurt
Angle against Triple H and Hardcore Champion Maven. Taker
attacked Maven before The Game had even made his entrance. As the
match began, Taker and Angle focused much of their rage on Triple
H, obviously looking to impress Stephanie. Soon Maven got the
tag, and Taker and Angle refocused their anger towards the
rookie.

The double-team on Maven
continued. At one point, Taker had Maven down for the count, but
picked him off the canvas just so he could inflict more
punishment. Soon, Angle missed a moonsault, and Maven went to tag
in Triple H. But Angle caught Maven and locked him in the ankle
lock! The Game ran into the ring, broke it up, and knocked Taker
from the apron. Maven finally tagged in Triple H, and The Game
was a house afire! Triple H went for the Pedigree on Angle, but
Taker hit The Game with a boot to the face. Maven then hit Angle
with a missile dropkick, but was knocked over the top rope by
Undertaker!

Outside the ring, Taker gave Maven
the Last Ride onto the announce table! In the ring, Angle hit
Triple H with a series of German suplexes, but The Game powered
out. Taker soon hit Angle by accident, knocking the gold medalist
to the outside. The Game then went for the Pedigree on Taker, but
Angle attacked him with a steel chair, ending the bout via
disqualification. Angle again nailed Triple H with the chair, and
Taker chokeslammed The Game.

Angle continued to pound on his No
Way Out opponent, and Taker was about to hit Angle with a chair,
until Flair ran down and took the chair from the American Badass!

Angle stood between Taker and
Flair as the two argued -- but suddenly, Taker kicked Flair in
the face! Taker was then about to give Flair the Last Ride --
until Vince and Stephanie ran down and stopped him. Vince said he
wanted Flair to make it to No Way Out this Sunday because it
would be on Flair's conscience that the nWo would inject poison
into the Federation! Taker tossed Flair out of the ring.

Vince then addressed Triple H,
saying he had granted his daughter a special provision at No Way
Out. Stephanie announced that when The Game faces Kurt Angle with
his WrestleMania title shot on the line, she would be the guest
referee! She then wished her husband a happy Valentine's Day, and
she told Angle to hit him with a steel chair, which he did!
Stephanie, Angle, Vince and Taker looked down at a fallen Triple
H as SmackDown! went off the air!